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See how the Lake Houston-area real estate market fared in August 2020
Home sales increased in five out of seven Lake Houston-area ZIP codes in August compared to last year.
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Home sales increased in five out of seven Lake Houston-area ZIP codes in August compared to last year. The median price of homes sold also increased in all seven ZIP codes, with the most notable increases in 77044 and 77365 with 19.65% and 18.49%, respectively.
By Kelly Schafler
Editor, Lake Houston | Humble | Kingwood
Kelly Schafler is the editor for the Lake Houston, Humble and Kingwood edition of Community Impact Newspaper, covering public education, city government, development, businesses, local events and all things community-related. Before she became editor, she was the reporter for the Conroe and Montgomery edition for a year and a half.
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